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Copyright,  1909,  N.  Y.  Zoological  Society 


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'    HENRY  FAIRFIELD  OSBORN 

SAMUEL  THORNE 
JOHN  L.  CADWALADER 

(Bjccctttioe  Committee 

MADISON  GRANT,  Chairman 

WILLIAM  WHITE  NILES 
LEVI  P.  MORTON 

HENRY  FAIRFIELD  OSBORN,  Ex-Officio 
WILLIAM  PIERSON  HAMILTON 
MADISON  GRANT,  Secretary,  11  Wall  Street 
PERCY  R.  PYNE,  Treasurer,  30  Pine  Street 

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WILLIAM  T.  HORNADAY 

Director  and  General  Curator 

H.  R.  MITCHELL,  Chief  Clerk  and  Disbursing  Officer  H.  W.  MERKEL,  Chief  Forester  and  Constructor 

RAYMOND  L.  DITMARS,  Curator  of  Reptiles  GEORGE  M.  BEERBOWER,  Civil  Engineer 

C.  WILLIAM  BEEBE,  Curator  of  Birds  EL  WIN  R.  SANBORN,  Photographer  and  Assistant  Editor 

WILLIAM  MITCHELL,  Office  Assistant 

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V.'.  REID  BLAIR,  D.Y.S.,  Veterinarian  HARLOW  BROOKS,  M.D.,  Pathologist 


JOHN  S.  BARNES 
PERCY  R.  PYNE 
SAMUEL  THORNE 


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HEINS  &  LA  LARGE,  Architx  t^.  H.  DeB.  PARSONS,  Consulting  Engineer 


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in  2013 


http://archive.org/details/newyorkzoologica00sanb_1 


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UNDER  THE  MANAGEMENT  OF  THE 

NEW  YORK  ZOOLOGICAL  SOCIETY 

THE  rapid  decrease  in  wild  animal  life  all  over  the  world,  and  the  inability  of  the  millions  to  study  wild  animals 
in  their  native  haunts,  have  created  a  wide-spread  demand  for  zoological  gardens  and  parks.   In  the  United 
States  nearly  every  large  city  either  has  an  institution  for  the  exhibition  of  living  animals,  or  is  preparing  to 
establish  one. 

The  New  York  Zoological  Park  originated  in  1895  with  the  New  York  Zoological  Society,  a  scientific  corporation, 
having  for  its  objects  "a  public  Zoological  Park,  the  preservation  of  our  native  animals  and  the  promotion  of  zoology." 
The  Society  now  consists  of  1678  members  of  all  classes,  and  is  charged  with  the  management  of  the  Park. 

Unlike  most  of  the  Zoological  Gardens  of  Europe,  the  New  York  Zoological  Park  is  free  to  the  public  on  five  days 
of  each  week.  The  pay  days  are  Mondays  and  Thursdays,  except  that  on  all  legal  holidays  admission  is  free.  The 
grounds,  many  of  the  buildings,  and  an  annual  maintenance  fund  are  provided  by  the  city.  The  remainder  of  the 
buildings  and  the  animal  collections  are  furni>hed  by  the  Society. 

The  area  of  the  Park  is  261  acres — a  magnificent  domain  to  be  thus  dedicated  to  zoology  and  public  instruction. 
It  contains  thirty-five  acres  of  water,  and  its  land  consists  of  heavy  forest,  open  forest,  and  meadow  glades,  in  about 
equal  proportions.  The  extreme  length  of  the  Park  is  330  feet  less  than  a  mile,  and  its  extreme  width  is  about  three- 
fifths  of  a  mile. 

The  principal  buildings  of  the  Park  are  the  Elephant  House,  Lion  House,  Primate  House,  Large  Bird  House, 
Reptile  House,  Antelope,  Ostrich  and  Small  Mammal  Houses,  and  the  Aquatic  Bird  House.  The  principal  open-air 
enclosures  are  the  Bear  Dens,  Flying  Cage,  Pheasant  Aviary,  Wolf  and  Fox  Dens,  Burrowing  Rodent  Quarters,  Beaver 
Pond,  Duck  Aviary,  Wild  Fowl  Pond,  and  Mountain  Sheep  Hill. 

The  most  valuable  and  important  collections  in  the  Park  are  the  lions,  tigers,  and  leopards,  the  tropical  hoofed 
animals  in  the  Antelope  House,  the  bears,  the  bison  herd  of  forty-five  animals  and  the  apes  and  monkeys.  The  collec- 
tion of  Asiatic  deer  is  second  only  to  that  of  the  Berlin  Zoological  Garden.  The  most  interesting  animals  in  the  whole 
collection  are  the  chimpanzees  and  orang-utans,  in  the  Primate  House.  The  collections  of  bears  and  of  tropical  antelopes 
are  certainly  equal  to  the  largest  and  finest  of  their  kinds  to  be  found  elsewhere,  and  the  collection  of  reptiles  is  also 
unsurpassed. 

The  collection  of  living  birds  is  now  the  largest  in  the  world  in  actual  number  of  specimens,  and  third  in  number  of 
species. 

The  creation  of  a  really  great  zoological  garden  or  park  requ  ires  a  great  many  people,  as  well  as  a  great  many  animals, 
and  much  money.  The  annual  expenditures  for  animals — all  of  which  are  furnished  by  the  Zoological  Society — are 
very  considerable,  and  a  large  membership  is  vitally  necessary  to  the  existence  of  this  institution.  The  Society  invites 
to  its  membership  all  persons  who  are  interested  in  the  objects  it  is  seeking  to  promote. 


ANIMAL  STATISTICS  OF  THE  LARGEST  ZOOLOGICAL  GARDENS 

OF  THE  WORLD 


REPTILES  AND 

INSTITUTIONS                                                                                                    MAMMALS                   BIRDS                    AMPHIBIANS  TOTAL 

New  York  Zoological  Park                                               607              2530               897  4034 

Berlin                                                                             946              2176                 27  3149 

London                                                                          873              1621               478  2972 

Philadelphia                                                                    487               952              1087  2526 

Hamburg                                                                     473             1665               251  2389 

Schoenbrnnn                                                                   593              1351                171  2115 

Cologne                                                                        424              1479                98  2001 

Breslau                                                                        592              1067               184  1843 

Frankfort                                                                        644              1002                158  1804 

The  above  figures  are  for  the  year  1907,  w  ith  the  exception  of  New  York  Zoological  Park  and  London, 
which  are  for  1908.  On  July  15,  1909,  the  total  census  of  wild  animals  in  the  Zoological  Park  was  as 
follows : 

SPECIES  SPECIMENS 

Mammals                                                                                                          246  743 

Birds                                                                                                                 644  2816 

Reptiles  and  Amphibians                                                                                        256  1969 


Total 


1146 


5528 


MONKEY  HOUSE 


GROUP  OF  EDUCATED  ORANGS  DINING 


CHIMPANZEE,  "  POLLY  »  AT  THE  TYPEWRITER 


DRANG  UTAN  AND  CHIMPANZEE,  "  POLLY  AND  DOHONG 


EAST  FRONT  OF  LION  HOUSE 


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M ARAL  DEER  AND  DOE 


MULE  DEER,  ANTLERS  IN  VELVET 


RED  DEER  HERD 


ELK  BATHING  IN  THEIR  RANGE 


FALLOW  DEER 


BISON  HERD 


INDIAN  ELEPHANT,  "gUNDA" 


EAST  AFRICAN  ELEPHANTS,  "  KARTOUM  AND  SULTANA 


SEA  LION  POOL,  BAIRD  COURT 


BOAT  HOUSE  AND  LANDING,  BRONX  LAKE 


PHEASANT  AVIARY  AND  WILD  FOWL  POND 


ITALIAN  GARDEN  AND  HOUSE  FOR  PERCHING  BIRDS 


AFRICAN  OSTRICH,  MALE 


THE  GREAT  FLYING  CAGE 

LENGTH,  152  FEET;  WIDTH,  75  FEET;  HEiGHT,  55  FEET 


INTERIOR,  FLYING  CAGE 


ROCKING  STONE  AND  ROCKING  STONE  RESTAURANT 


ALGERIAN  DONKEYS,  "  ADAM  AND  EVE" 


THE  FALLS:    LAKE  AGASSIZ 


ENTRANCE  TQ  THE  REPTILE  HOUSE 


HANDLING  A  PYTHON 


